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Join us for a dynamic Q&A session with Mina Razzak (Editorial Director, Nature Reviews), Susan Allison (Chief Editor, Nature Reviews Nephrology), and Clemens Thoma (Chief Editor, Nature Reviews Disease Primers), as we explore how Nature Reviews journals serve as trusted companions for doctors at every stage of their careers—from medical school through to consultancy and research.
In this session, we will discuss:
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The mission of Nature Reviews to support doctors and student doctors
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The role of reviews in bridging foundational science and clinical application
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How Nature Reviews titles are curated to support clinical learning and decision-making
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The editorial vision behind Nature Reviews Nephrology and Nature Reviews Disease Primers
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Examples of interest from the journals
Our Speakers
Mina Razzak
Editorial Director, Nature Reviews
With a biomedical science degree from Victoria University of Wellington and a PhD in organic chemistry from the University of Cambridge, Mina leads editorial operations for all the Nature Reviews journals, previously overseeing including the launch of Nature Reviews Disease Primers as its chief editor. In her role, she has championed diversity, equity and inclusion in publishing and has worked with the editorial teams of Nature Reviews to build multiple platforms and processes to enhance inclusive publishing practices in the journals.
Susan Allison
Chief Editor, Nature Reviews Nephrology
After completing an honours degree in Biochemistry at the University of Otago, New Zealand, Susan moved to Sydney to take up a PhD position at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, investigating the mechanisms of anabolic bone formation. Susan then moved to Sweden to undertake postdoctoral research at the Stem Cell Institute at Lund University. She left the bench to enter a career in scientific publishing in 2008, joining Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology as Associate Editor, and was appointed Chief Editor of Nature Reviews Nephrology in 2009. In June 2020 Susan took on an expanded role as Consulting Editor for Nature.
Clemens Thoma
Chief Editor, Nature Reviews Disease Primers
After studying pharmacy at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany, Clemens performed doctoral research work at the University of Oxford, UK, investigating ways to improve oncolytic adenovirus virotherapy in the context of ovarian cancer. After obtaining his DPhil, he continued this work as a postdoctoral researcher. Clemens joined Nature Reviews in 2014 and worked on Nature Reviews Urology until he became Acting Chief Editor of Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology in 2018, returning to Nature Reviews Urology in 2019. In 2020, he became Chief Editor of Nature Reviews Disease Primers.